Burnt Sienna
Ivory Buff
Deep Grayish Olive
Vanderpoel's Blue

No. 343

4-color combination

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Colors

Burnt Sienna

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Ivory Buff

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Combination No. 343 in use

The palette applied to simple layouts. Colors are assigned to roles automatically; try other arrangements.

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Background, surface, text and accent, taken from one of Wada’s combinations.

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Combination No. 343 as a living room

Painted following the 60-30-10 rule: about 60% wall color, 30% for the sofa, 10% for cushions, throw and vase. A fourth color goes to the rug and curtains; otherwise they stay undyed. Floor and ceiling stay neutral; the print shows the whole palette.

Readable text pairs

Harmony in contrastIvory Buff · 3.6:1

Harmony in contrastVanderpoel's Blue · 6.1:1

Harmony in contrastDeep Grayish Olive · 4.7:1

Harmony in contrastBurnt Sienna · 3.6:1

Harmony in contrastIvory Buff · 4.7:1

Harmony in contrastIvory Buff · 6.1:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 57 (range 40–87)
Colorfulness 0.084

Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessBurnt SiennaIvory BuffDeep Grayish OliveVanderpoel's Blue

Complementary

Includes hues from opposite sides of the color wheel.

A heuristic based on the painter’s color wheel. Wada’s combinations often ignore textbook rules, which is part of their appeal.

Temperature

Warm & cool

  • Burnt SiennaWarm
  • Ivory BuffWarm
  • Deep Grayish OliveWarm
  • Vanderpoel's BlueCool

Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.

Distinctness

ΔE 24

Closest pair ΔE 23.9 · average ΔE 40.0

CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Ivory Buff on Vanderpoel's Blue (6.1:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaBurnt Sienna · Ivory Buff3.6:1AA large51 / 54
AaAaBurnt Sienna · Deep Grayish Olive1.3:1Low7 / 0
AaAaBurnt Sienna · Vanderpoel's Blue1.7:1Low13 / 13
AaAaIvory Buff · Deep Grayish Olive4.7:1AA62 / 60
AaAaIvory Buff · Vanderpoel's Blue6.1:1AA68 / 66
AaAaDeep Grayish Olive · Vanderpoel's Blue1.3:1Low0 / 0

WCAG 2 contrast ratio for text, and APCA lightness contrast (Lc) for each text/background direction.

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 343 */
:root {
  --burnt-sienna: #ae5224; /* Burnt Sienna */
  --ivory-buff: #ebd3a2; /* Ivory Buff */
  --deep-grayish-olive: #635a3a; /* Deep Grayish Olive */
  --vanderpoels-blue: #064f6e; /* Vanderpoel's Blue */
}

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